March 2026:
On March 1, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.3.7.11
we updated third party files and fixed an issue in the clients, inventory, and employee pages. Now, illegal characters are not allowed. We made some security updates to the employees page, and eliminated the View All Employees Data Report. If you choose to update to this version, you will need to use the Transfer Wizard to restore all of your saved data.
February 2026:
On February 7, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.3.1.0
we updated the program and added some new features like right click menus for the clients, inventory, expense, timesheet, and payroll pages.
The default text on the estimate and invoice beginning with version 8.3.1.0 will not include the date and signature in the text section. The date and signature section will remain separate and permanent on the estimate and invoice document. If you upgrade to this NEW version, you will need to open the settings dialog, and click the default text button(s) for the Invoice and Estimate sections to reset the text.
We also updated third party files, and fixed an installation issue when installing or updating My Upholstery Shop. Windows would block access to files and folders in My Upholstery Shop.
We also released DbDocuments version 4.5.1.0. We updated the third party support files, and also fixed an issue where windows blocked access to files and folders in DbDocuments.
January 2026:
On January 24, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.3.0.0
we updated the program and added some new features like personalized employee name in the drop-down list on the time sheet page, New colors and hour, pieces, and sales text on the payroll page. We also added the ability to save a backup to a thumb drive from the Backup and Restore wizard. We also fixed a bug which would sometimes not allow you to enter a new client.
On January 10, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.2.3.7
we updated the program and added some new features like page buttons in the estimates and orders programs. We also added a "Add NEW Client Wizard" dialog. We joined "Meta" and now have our own page. at: 'Dunham Software', or 'Store.Dunham Software' you can follow us there.
On January 1, we re-released My Upholstery Shop version 8.2.0.0
We switched web hosting companies, and as a result we had to change some settings inside the program that would allow you to access our web site, and email. Please download this update to fix the broken link.
December 2025:
On December 31, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.2.0.0
We fixed critical errors in the calculation of payroll records in the payroll program. This NEW version will replace your current data file older than 8.2.0.0, you will need to back up your data file and use the Transfer Wizard to keep your current data. In addition, we added Pre-Tax and Post-Tax Retirement options. We also updated third party files in this version.
On December 16, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.1.1.0.
We fixed a critical error in calculation on the time sheet page for employee timekeeping. This NEW version will replace your current data file older than 8.1.1.0, you will need to use the Transfer Wizard to keep your current data. We also eliminated separate holiday time. Since we combined it with PTO in version 8.1.0.0.
On December 6, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.1.0.10.
The employees page now has PTO, which includes Holiday, Medical Paid, Un-Paid, Vacation, and Work Day. Work Day is the normal work time. This NEW version will replace your current data file so you will need to use the Transfer Wizard to keep your current data.
November 2025:
On November 10, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.0.0.12.
We fixed some minor issues. We also released DbDocuments version 4.5.0.0. We updated the program to Microsoft .NET 9.0 for security reasons.
October 2025:
On October 2, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.0.0.10.
We fixed a critical error which caused the program to crash when opening any of the programs in version 8.0.0.0. We also partnered with SMTP2Go to handle sending emails from within the program. If you are a licensed user, contact us for a password to send email in this version.
September 2025:
On September 21, we released My Upholstery Shop version 8.0.0.0.
We updated third party files and updated to Microsoft .NET 9.0 for security reasons. We also made improvements in the program including and updated data file, and adding additional information on the year-end payroll sheet. Version 8.0.0.0 only works on Windows 10 and 11. Windows 8.0, 8.1 were degraded in this version. Lifetime license holders will also need a NEW license if you update to this version, Please contact us for an upgraded license.
April 2025:
On April 12, we released My Upholstery Shop version 7.2.0.0.
August 2024:
On August 17, we released the same version(s) of My Upholstery Shop and DbDocuments. We only updated third party files. We also updated the .NET 8.0 core version, for Microsoft security patches and updates.
June 2024:
On June 20, we released the same version of My Upholstery Shop We updated third party files.
May 2024:
On May 8, we released the same version of My Upholstery Shop We updated third party files, including Microsoft Desktop Runtime version 8.0.0.4.
April 2024:
On April 28, we released My Upholstery Shop version 7.1.2.11. We added access to the windows default calculator from inside the program in the expense, estimates, inventory, orders, and tax data pages.
On April 13, we released My Upholstery Shop version 7.1.2.1. There was a bug in the Transfer Wizard. If you tried to import older estimates or orders a crash would occur. Version 7.1.2.1 fixes this issue.
March 2024:
On March 19, we released My Upholstery Shop version 7.1.2.0. This was due to updated third party files. We also added a NEW year-to-date expense report, estimate slogan option, and updated the help file.
On March 8, we released My Upholstery Shop version 7.1.1.5. We made several improvements, we updated the data file so it conforms to ANSO SQL standards. We added a default zero dollar payment when converting an estimate to an order, we aligned the time zone with the settings dialog, we added spell check to the settings estimate and invoice text, and updated the estimate and invoice text options.
We archived My Business and no further updates or releases will be forthcoming.
February 2024:
On February 2, due to third party software security updates, we re-released the same versions of our software with these updated changes.
January 2024:
We just released My Upholstery Shop Version 7.1 , and DbDocuments Version 4.1.
These new versions, were built using .NET 8.0. There are minor enhancements to each of the programs and have better security than .NET 7.0.
Beginning in January 2024 Microsoft will release updates which will switch Windows Mail to the (new)Outlook. You can read about it here.These updates will replace default Windows Mail which was standard in windows 7, 8, 10, and 11.
On January 8, 2024 we released an update to all of our software programs to address the way you can send emails from our software.
You can now send emails to clients, employees, vendors, or support desk My Upholstery Shop).
To configure the program to send emails, follow the instructions below.
In My Upholstery Shop open the Settings dialog, select the "Email Settings" tab and complete the email settings.Be sure you have added your email address, in the User Information tab.
In DbDocuments you can only send emails to our support desk.
Open the Settings dialog from the File tab and complete the email settings information.
This will allow you to send emails. If you have any questions, please contact us at: support@dunhamsoftware.com
December 2023:
We released My Upholstery Shop version 7.0.2.5. We fixed some minor issues and changed the way the estimates and orders program calculate discounts. Now, taxes are calculated on the original sales and labor data. This is different than before when the tax was calculated on the discounted sales or labor data.
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Our Software only runs on Windows 10 and 11. (64 and 32 bit)
URGENT INSTALLATION INFORMATION:
If you have One-Drive Installed, or Google Drive Installed, temporarily pause it before installing our software. One drive or google drive will try to direct the installation to the Network folder instead of the default folder.
